Catoctin clarion., 1887-02-03

mOny, this county on IucHtlay oI I"s' week.
CALL AT ONCE Any one having n good
house for rent iu Mcchanicstown will learn
of renter ifthey will COLL at THE CLARION
office.
LETTERS remaining in the r. u. Mt Ne
chanics,nwn, Frederick CO., Md Feb. l'e7
Braxton, William; Gilland Annie Miss.
f. l.. Boblitz, P. M.
Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup has been before
the public for years, and is pronounced ny
thousands superior to all other articles for
the cure nf coughs, colds, influenza and all
pulmonary complaints.
A RuMoR DENIED We are authorized TO
deny the report that 1T ia now definitely
ascerta ined that Col. L.. v Baughman is
shortly to qni, Frederick. and make Balti
more his homc" - Nrrs
REvIvAL.--A 4 pro,ructcd meeting is being
held at the NJ. L. church. this place This
is the second week that il has been in pro
crcss and much interest has been manifested
throughout, y number of persons having
been converted.
Read Ross F. Wilhcrow's mammoth ad.
vcrt,semcnt this week it speak for itself
Mr. W's storcroom is one Of the tasty and
handsome kind, one to whom we willingly
have strangers 60 and judge our town by it.
We rely upon our readers t" make this lib
eral advertising a good investment for
Ross.
An exchange SAYS that if the farmers
would read the newspapers the swindlers
would not be so successful. But the almost
daily exposure Of swinding operations re.
ported in one Srr,ioa Of the country is not
known by farmers living within 100 miles Of
such operations. The papers d." their duty,
but their advice is often useless because far
nlers do not read enough.
Foor ScAlpED MI William II Chiplcy
who recently returned from Bear Hill cop,
per mines to visit his family at the Liberty
! Mines, near this place met with quite Sc
we're accident II few days ago. While sitting
! by the stove kettle Of boiling coffee was
accidentally upset on him, filling his shoe
When shoe and sock were removed the skin
came of with them, and it " II hc some days
before he will he able 80 ngain wear a shoe.
Banner.
/ MISSIONARY CONvESTIOS.- S.-.TMre Will be
q convention o! the Reformed ministers
ncvhboring to the Mcchanicstown charge
at Trinity Reformed church ON Friday Feb.
II. 1887, under tie auspices and ny the ar
rangpmen, of Rev A G. Whi,m.r of l. n
caster, Pa, Surt nt the Tri Synodic Board
of Home Missions Of the Reform Church
in the U. s to discuss the object, motive and
method of missionary work. There will he
three sessions Of the convention, morning,
afternoon and evening. The public is cor
daily invited. A. Il. Stoncr.
Az USLUcxY TvEsp>Y.-Tucsday last
WAS an unlurky dsy in the neighborhood OF
Of Druccvir and Kcysvilc Mr., J. K Boil
lingcr sawed OF one Of his fingers. Mr..
John lljcntritz, while cutting k'ndling wood
severed his index fnsrr from his left hand.
Mr.. Fox. while chopping wood on the prem
ises OF Jacob Burlington, cut hms II badly
between the Thumb and finger. Mr.; David
| Sharrer, who had cancer burnt from his
forehead nu the same f.etu day WAS taken
with lock inv -ClrroN News.
Slime Chew, son of Ezra Chew. who WAS
SO badly scaded last fall with boiling apple
butter, and who only recently recovered
! thcreirom is now confined with rheumatism
MIR. Chew and family have suffered consid
crably within the last year or two. MIR. I.
| G. Stocksiale Of NJ Mrchanicstown, has bought
Ezra Chew's interest in the commission bus
mess in Baltimore city. Mr.. Chew thinks
! if his family RECEIVERS from their affections,
and he can get larger and more suitable
place for said business he perhaps will again
engage in business in the CITY, %nt,nsts
Patapsco Letter.
Mr. Philip Scbell, Of East Patrick street,
this city, went to Messrs. John Ditfendal &
Sons saw mill this morning for the purpose
Of getting some chips ard shavings with
which to build sre for smoking meat
While engaged in gathering the shayings
from the floor he was caught by a rapidly
revolving circular saw and his head cut
from the forehead to the back, tho blade Of
the saw entering very near to the brain He
was Immediately removed to his home and
DR.. WIN. G. johnson sunlmone |, who states
that he cannot tell until "a hours have pass
cd how serious the wound il or whether the
man can possibly recover. Mr.. Schell is 6S
years old and is a we'll known and highly
respected citizen -Frcdk News (Fridav).
THE ROLLER Rl,.K On Monday night
last roller skating was seen for the first time
in Mechanicstown. To the end that the
graccfulncss and expertness attainable might,
be made manifest, ten young men from
Frederick City gave very excellent exh-
btion. There were present large number
of spectators it being a novelty, they were
pleasantly entertained. After the Frederick
boys left for their supper at the Miller
House, about 10 p. IN. about one dozen Of
Mechanicstown's agile youths buckled them
selves fast to the seductive but treacherous
skates and for one hour the very foundation
of the building vibrated from the effects of
piledriyer. like falls 1t will be omen two